Author: Wole Shadare

Polish Air Navigation Service Provider (PANSA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have agreed to work together with other aviation stakeholders to develop a National Airspace Strategy (NAS) for Poland.   The demand for aviation in Poland is expected to double in the next two decades, generating an estimated 1.5 million flights per year. At the same time, passenger volumes at Polish airports are projected to grow at a rate of 5.6% per annum…

  Mega international carrier, British Airways have confirmed they will be offering free flights to few of their loyal premium customers who choose to fly with the Airline on Nigeria’s independence day, 01 October, 2017.   According to the airline, this is to celebrate Nigeria’s independence at 57 as well as to appreciate and thank their numerous loyal and premium customers who have kept faith with the airline and have constantly shown their loyalty by their…

An Etihad Airways pilot passed away on Wednesday morning while operating a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam, leading the carrier to divert its path and make an emergency landing in Kuwait. “Etihad Airways is saddened to report the death of one of its pilots onboard flight EY 927, a freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam, the airline said in a statement. After the captain became incapacitated early in the flight, the First Officer issued an…

Africa’s biggest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a codeshare agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017. Through the codeshare partnership Ethiopian Airlines will add its flight code (ET) in Azul’s operations; hence, customers will be able to purchase tickets directly from Ethiopian Airlines sales channels to fly to seven Brazilian destinations operated by Azul. Reciprocally, Azul airlines will market on Ethiopian vast network throughout Africa and beyond.Girma Shiferaw, A/VP Corporate Strategy and Alliance,…

Nigeria imposes $53 tax on passengers on long haul flight      The International Air Transport Association (IATA)has called for reduction in airport charges and taxes, adding that the case for higher charges have denied passengers the full benefits of cheaper air travel, as illustrated over the period 2006 to 2016 in a just released IATA study.   Airports in major parts of the world have increased their airport charges and taxes astronomically in the…

Condemnation has trailed the a racist rant by a British Airways cabin crew just as the carrier sacked a stewardess who posted a racist Snapchat rant attacking Nigerian passengers after she was called in for a two-hour meeting with bosses. A top official of the airline who pleaded anonymity told Woleshadare.net that the lady’s action was a joke taken too far, adding that the airline’s hierarchy had taken an action to ask her to leave the company….

· Brings 50% reduction of wing friction     Airbus’ A340 laminar-flow “BLADE” test demonstrator aircraft (A340-300 MSN001) has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky “Blade” project.   The aircraft, dubbed “Flight Lab”, took off from the Tarbes aerodrome in southern France at local time 11:00, and after a series of successful tests it landed at Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse Blagnac. The overall flight time was 3hrs/38mins.    The BLADE project – which…

Between October 2014 and December 2016, the aviation regulatory body, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had sanctioned 75 airlines and fined them N130.5 million for violation of safety regulations, Woleshadare.net has learnt. Those sanctioned included engineers, pilots, cabin crew and security outfit. A document made available to this newspaper by an airline operator (Name withheld), indicated that 11 pilots, three crew-members, two aircraft engineers and one approved maintenance organisation (AMO) were among those sanctioned within the period….